# Ascend Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

> With the help of Capterra, learn about Ascend Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Affiliate products and more.

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 Ascend Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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Ascend

## What is Ascend?

Ascend is affiliate marketing software that provides an integrated platform to manage the affiliate marketing lifecycle. The software enables advertisers, publishers, and agencies to discover, recruit, track, optimize, pay, and protect their partnerships through its unified interface. Key capabilities include publisher discovery, customizable commission models, fraud prevention tools, and analytics reporting.

## What is Ascend used for?

[Affiliate](https://www.capterra.com/affiliate-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 3 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Ascend

4.0 (3)

VS.

[4.8 (139)](https://www.capterra.com/p/268100/Trackdesk/reviews/)

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Starting Price

$249

Flat Rate, Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.0 (3)

Ease Of Use

4.7 (139)

Value For Money

3.7 (3)

Value For Money

4.7 (137)

Customer Service

4.0 (3)

Customer Service

4.6 (138)

## Ascend alternatives

[4.7 (686)](https://www.capterra.com/p/147442/Post-Affiliate-Pro/reviews/)

Starting price

$129.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

95%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

Highest Rated

[4.9 (19)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10009768/Tracknow/reviews/)

Starting price

$116.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

100%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.6 (98)](https://www.capterra.com/p/139089/Referral-Rock-Software/reviews/)

Starting price

$175.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

95%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Avelon](https://www.capterra.com/p/10006942/Avelon/)

[4.8 (119)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10006942/Avelon/reviews/)

Starting price

$60.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

99%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/10006942/Avelon/)

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Activity Dashboard

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Affiliate Management

Track an affiliate partner's promotion of a product or service and any associated sales

Alerts/Notifications

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Campaign Analytics

Track and interpret campaign performance metrics

Commission Management

Tracking, calculating, and paying commissions and earnings to employees

Customizable Reports

Alter the layout and content of reports

Ascend 14 features

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Track an affiliate partner's promotion of a product or service and any associated sales

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Track and interpret campaign performance metrics

Tracking, calculating, and paying commissions and earnings to employees

Alter the layout and content of reports

Manage the process of attracting and converting business prospects into leads

Manage multiple campaigns in one system

Coordinate marketing efforts across channels (email, landing pages, social media, etc.)

A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Market event via social media tools

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Interact with data visualization elements, such as charts and graphs, to drill down into data

Features

4.0 (3)

4.0

Based on 3 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

3.7 (3)

### Starting price

Contact vendor  
for pricing

Free trial  
not available

Value for money

3.7 (3)

3.7

Based on 3 reviews

## Integrations

[

Shopify](https://www.capterra.com/p/83891/Shopify/)[

WooCommerce](https://www.capterra.com/p/225601/WooCommerce/)[

Domo](https://www.capterra.com/p/119119/Domo/)[

Salesforce Commerce Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/180822/Salesforce-Commerce-Cloud/)[

Glew](https://www.capterra.com/p/160516/Glew/)[

Google Tag Manager 360](https://www.capterra.com/p/245657/Google-Tag-Manager/)[

Measured](https://www.capterra.com/p/188418/Cross-Channel-Attribution-Planning/)[

Tealium Customer Data Hub](https://www.capterra.com/p/168306/Tealium-iQ-Tag-Management/)

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.0 (3)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.0 (3)

4.0

Based on 3 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.0

Based on 3 reviews

Filter by rating

5(2)

4(0)

3(0)

2(1)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

DS

David S.

Director

Sporting Goods

### "Great piece of software for your cycle business"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

February 8, 2023

We have had a fantastic experience with Ascend, the back up from them is brilliant , if there is ever a problem or you cannot work something out then a simple phone call is all that is needed and help is at hand. They can even look after your bookeeping for you.

Pros

This is a fantastic piece of software for your Cycle business. It gives you complete control of your stock, booking workshop repairs, receiving and ordering goods and all sorts of reporting. Ascend are constantly improving the software and there is always some new improvements with every version.

Cons

I can't think of any down sides to having Ascend.

Reasons for choosing Ascend

Ascend are part of the Trek family as we are mainly a Trek store it was a no brainer for us.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

JR

Jaccqlyn R.

Safety Manager

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

### "Ascend "

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

2.0

Ease of Use

2.0

2.0

Features

2.0

2.0

Customer Service

2.0

2.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

August 8, 2022

I believe that Ascend is over priced, as they charge per user. The software is behind the curve in every aspect of TMS software. No process is simple with this TMS and that is crucial when creating, managing and billing many loads a day.

Pros

I didn't like anything about this software. It was difficult to navigate.

Cons

There was not a dispatch board. The Loads page was clunky making i more difficult to search and manage loads. You could not rename the load or invoices status to better suit your needs within the app.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

RC

Rivanilson C.

Administrador

Internet

### "Nos permite criar campanhas e automações incríveis"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

April 5, 2022

Estou muito satisfeito e uso para automatizar minhas campanhas.

Pros

Eu uso muito o produto e recomendo que uso, devido à sua praticidade e intuitividade

Cons

O preço do produto é um pouco salgado. Acredito que possam melhorar um pouco o preço.

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